96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB6270

 

Introduced 2/11/2010, by Rep. Michael W. Tryon - Sidney H. Mathias - Sandra M. Pihos - Sandy Cole - Robert W. Pritchard, et al.

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
25 ILCS 130/1-3   from Ch. 63, par. 1001-3
25 ILCS 130/Art. 9A heading new
25 ILCS 130/9A-1 new
25 ILCS 130/9A-5 new

    Amends the Legislative Commission Reorganization Act of 1984. Creates the General Accounting Office as a legislative support services agency. Provides that the Office shall conduct a thorough review of each State executive branch program with respect to its relevance, efficiency, and effectiveness in obtaining the results required by, or achieving the goals expressed in, the statutes relating to the program. At least annually and also whenever appropriate or required by the circumstances, requires the Office to submit written reports to the General Assembly describing the Office's review of those programs and recommending, without limitation, elimination of any programs that are obsolete or not relevant, efficient, or effective; consolidation of duplicative programs; and steps to improve a program's relevance, efficiency, and effectiveness. Requires the Auditor General and all State agencies to cooperate with and provide requested information to the Office so that the Office can perform its functions and duties.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning the legislature.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Legislative Commission Reorganization Act
5 of 1984 is amended by changing Section 1-3 and by adding the
6 heading of Article 9A and Sections 9A-1 and 9A-5 as follows:
 
7     (25 ILCS 130/1-3)  (from Ch. 63, par. 1001-3)
8     Sec. 1-3. Legislative support services agencies. The Joint
9 Committee on Legislative Support Services is responsible for
10 establishing general policy and coordinating activities among
11 the legislative support services agencies. The legislative
12 support services agencies include the following:
13     (1) Joint Committee on Administrative Rules;
14     (2) Commission on Government Forecasting and
15 Accountability;
16     (3) Legislative Information System;
17     (4) Legislative Reference Bureau;
18     (5) Legislative Audit Commission;
19     (6) Legislative Printing Unit;
20     (7) Legislative Research Unit; and
21     (8) Office of the Architect of the Capitol; and .
22     (9) General Accounting Office.
23 (Source: P.A. 93-632, eff. 2-1-04; 93-1067, eff. 1-15-05.)
 

 

 

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1     (25 ILCS 130/Art. 9A heading new)
2
ARTICLE 9A

 
3     (25 ILCS 130/9A-1 new)
4     Sec. 9A-1. General Accounting Office. The General
5 Accounting Office is established as a legislative support
6 services agency. The General Accounting Office is subject to
7 the provisions of this Act and shall exercise other functions
8 as provided by law.
 
9     (25 ILCS 130/9A-5 new)
10     Sec. 9A-5. Functions and duties. The General Accounting
11 Office shall conduct a thorough review of each State executive
12 branch program with respect to its relevance, efficiency, and
13 effectiveness in obtaining the results required by, or
14 achieving the goals expressed in, the statutes relating to the
15 program. At least annually and also whenever appropriate or
16 required by the circumstances, the Office shall submit written
17 reports to the General Assembly describing the Office's review
18 those programs and recommending, without limitation,
19 elimination of any programs that are obsolete or not relevant,
20 efficient, or effective; consolidation of duplicative
21 programs; and steps to improve a program's relevance,
22 efficiency, and effectiveness. The Auditor General and all
23 State agencies shall cooperate with and provide requested

 

 

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1 information to the Office so that the Office can perform its
2 functions and duties.